More specifically, Texas Penal Code says deadly force might be justified to prevent the imminent commission of theft during the nighttime and criminal mischief during the nighttime. I'm not sure you can classify a dog attacking your dog as either one.
Here is another question. (Im not a lawyer). Is shootin another dog considered using deadly force? I know that sounds weird, but . . . . I'm not a lawyer.
I just think the, rationally (which may not apply) that the legal statute to shoot a person and a dog might be different.
EDIT: oops, I think someone else already said this. . . sorry.
Im looking for a reference to a law, not personal advice. But thanks anyway.
Then you need to reference the law yourself or ask a lawyer.
Also, a CHL has nothing to do with rights to kill an animal or person. A CHL gives you no additional rights to use a firearm.
It's scary to think people get their CHL and still don't understand what it is. Maybe too many people rely on the class to teach them everything they need to know about owning and using a firearm.
Beyond that, I think this is another case of an issue being made too complicated. If your dog is restrained and another dog is not and you or your dog has not violated that dogs space or provoked in any way, do what you need to do to stop the attack if you believe it needs to be stopped. If you can't stop it, stop the dog with a shovel, shoe, brick, firearm, bicycle or whatever it takes to stop the attack. I suppose if you're close enough, a CHL might slit it's throat if you hold it just right..... But if you get that close and hold the dog so you can slit it's throat, you might have a hard time explaining why you slit it's throat when you had it restrained.
Sorry... if you want something complicated, just call me!
Read all the prior posts before responding, please. As I stated in an earlier reply, the original question should have been something like, "Is a pet considered property in the state of Texas?"
Just a little off topic thought. I researched the prepaid legal services a while back and all the ones I found turned out to be a scam. I'm not saying that they all are, but research really hard. There were people having their credit cards billed non stop by these prepaid services. Like I said not saying they are all terrible just saying look good and hard before handing them your credit card number.
I would have shot all three without thinking for a second, to protect both myself and the dog
I always enjoyed a bit of dog hand to hand where you jam your hand or arm in his mouth behind the back teeth, hold the mouth shut, lift them up and slam their head on the pavement breaking it like a coconut and then putting a lean on the owners property and filing suit. Whipping the owners ass would be a plus too.
Pepper spray works well though, so does an air horn.